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by Lore Sjöberg
American
English | British
English |
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| hood | bonnet |
| cookies | biscuits |
| fries | chips |
| chips | crisps |
| Cookie Crisp | Biscuit Chip |
| Hanson | The Spice Girls |
| aluminum | aluminiuniminium |
| President | Prime Minister |
| Canada | England II |
| ball | bollock |
| ham | hammock |
| underwear | pants |
| pants | trousers |
| trousers | biscuits |
| vacation | holiday |
National Lampoon's
Vegas Vacation | [never mentioned] |
| lawyer | barrister |
| doctor | bannister |
| minister | pre-register |
| Fourth of July | Fifth of November |
| Christmas | Boxing Day |
| Thanksgiving | Kickboxing Day |
| baseball | cricket |
| football | rugby |
| basketball | hoits |
| hockey | pungladow |
| jai alai | bob's your uncle |
| Paul Simon | Paul McCartney |
| private school | public school |
| private parts | public parts |
| Garfield | Andy Capp |
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